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The World In A Week – Not Plain Sailing
September 14, 2020
Brexit tensions have managed to hit the headlines once again. It was inevitable that the devil would be in the detail and a particular article within the Brexit deal could leave the UK vulnerable.…
The World In A Week – Big Tech Bubble
September 7, 2020
US stocks fell sharply last Thursday and Friday with the high-flying technology stocks experiencing the biggest contractions. Shares for Apple, Facebook and Amazon fell by more than 6%, Alphabet and…
The World In A Week – When You’re in a Jackson Hole… Stop Digging
September 1, 2020
Last week was broadly speaking a risk-on environment, as Equity market valuations pushed ever-higher in their dramatic rebound from the lows experienced in April. The MSCI All Country World Index…
The World In A Week – Summer Lull
August 24, 2020
Equity markets were buoyant last week, led by the US which hit yet another new high returning to pre-crisis levels; the only exception was the FTSE All-Share which continues to struggle and remains…
The World In A Week – Record Breakers
August 17, 2020
There was a big focus on data for the UK last week, with unemployment and growth numbers being published. The UK unemployment rate for June was reported at 3.9%. This may prove to be artificially…
The World In A Week – M&A Is The Way
August 10, 2020
Mergers and acquisitions activity saw a significant resurgence since the pandemic halted the economy back in March. The ability to complete transactions on a non face-to-face basis has not proved to…